fix: keep new agent bootstrap in user scope (#2784)

backend/app/gateway/services.py

@@ -136,6 +136,24 @@ def merge_run_context_overrides(config: dict[str, Any], context: Mapping[str, An
                 runtime_context.setdefault(key, context[key])
 
 
+def inject_authenticated_user_context(config: dict[str, Any], request: Request) -> None:
+    """Stamp the authenticated user into the run context for background tools.
+
+    Tool execution may happen after the request handler has returned, so tools
+    that persist user-scoped files should not rely only on ambient ContextVars.
+    The value comes from server-side auth state, never from client context.
+    """
+
+    user = getattr(request.state, "user", None)
+    user_id = getattr(user, "id", None)
+    if user_id is None:
+        return
+
+    runtime_context = config.setdefault("context", {})
+    if isinstance(runtime_context, dict):
+        runtime_context["user_id"] = str(user_id)
+
+
 def resolve_agent_factory(assistant_id: str | None):
     """Resolve the agent factory callable from config.
 
@@ -288,6 +306,7 @@ async def start_run(
     # that carries agent configuration (model_name, thinking_enabled, etc.).
     # Only agent-relevant keys are forwarded; unknown keys (e.g. thread_id) are ignored.
     merge_run_context_overrides(config, getattr(body, "context", None))
+    inject_authenticated_user_context(config, request)
 
     stream_modes = normalize_stream_modes(body.stream_mode)
 

backend/packages/harness/deerflow/tools/builtins/setup_agent_tool.py

@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ from deerflow.tools.types import Runtime
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+def _get_runtime_user_id(runtime: Runtime) -> str:
+    context_user_id = runtime.context.get("user_id") if runtime.context else None
+    if context_user_id:
+        return str(context_user_id)
+    return get_effective_user_id()
+
+
 @tool
 def setup_agent(
     soul: str,
@@ -38,7 +45,7 @@ def setup_agent(
         if agent_name:
             # Custom agents are persisted under the current user's bucket so
             # different users do not see each other's agents.
-            user_id = get_effective_user_id()
+            user_id = _get_runtime_user_id(runtime)
             agent_dir = paths.user_agent_dir(user_id, agent_name)
         else:
             # Default agent (no agent_name): SOUL.md lives at the global base dir.

backend/tests/test_gateway_services.py

@@ -324,6 +324,21 @@ def test_context_does_not_override_existing_configurable():
     assert config["configurable"]["subagent_enabled"] is True
 
 
+def test_inject_authenticated_user_context_overrides_client_user_id():
+    """Run context should carry the authenticated user, not client-supplied user_id."""
+    from types import SimpleNamespace
+
+    from app.gateway.services import build_run_config, inject_authenticated_user_context
+
+    config = build_run_config("thread-1", None, None)
+    config["context"] = {"user_id": "spoofed-client"}
+    request = SimpleNamespace(state=SimpleNamespace(user=SimpleNamespace(id="auth-user-42")))
+
+    inject_authenticated_user_context(config, request)
+
+    assert config["context"]["user_id"] == "auth-user-42"
+
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # build_run_config — context / configurable precedence (LangGraph >= 0.6.0)
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

backend/tests/test_setup_agent_tool.py

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from types import SimpleNamespace
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
 
+import pytest
+
 from deerflow.tools.builtins.setup_agent_tool import setup_agent
 
 # --- Helpers ---
@@ -126,3 +128,23 @@ class TestSetupAgentNoDataLoss:
         assert agent_dir.exists()
         assert (agent_dir / "SOUL.md").read_text() == "# My Agent"
         assert (agent_dir / "config.yaml").exists()
+
+    @pytest.mark.no_auto_user
+    def test_runtime_user_id_used_when_contextvar_missing(self, tmp_path: Path):
+        """setup_agent should not fall back to default when runtime carries user_id."""
+        runtime = _DummyRuntime(
+            context={"agent_name": "test-agent", "user_id": "auth-user-42"},
+            tool_call_id="tool-3",
+        )
+
+        with patch("deerflow.tools.builtins.setup_agent_tool.get_paths", return_value=_make_paths_mock(tmp_path)):
+            setup_agent.func(
+                soul="# My Agent",
+                description="A test agent",
+                runtime=runtime,
+            )
+
+        expected_dir = tmp_path / "users" / "auth-user-42" / "agents" / "test-agent"
+        default_dir = tmp_path / "users" / "default" / "agents" / "test-agent"
+        assert (expected_dir / "SOUL.md").read_text() == "# My Agent"
+        assert not default_dir.exists()

frontend/src/app/workspace/agents/new/page.tsx

@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ import {
   AgentNameCheckError,
   AgentsApiDisabledError,
   checkAgentName,
-  createAgent,
   getAgent,
 } from "@/core/agents/api";
 import { useI18n } from "@/core/i18n/hooks";
@@ -71,20 +70,6 @@ async function getAgentWithRetry(agentName: string) {
   return null;
 }
 
-function getCreateAgentErrorMessage(
-  error: unknown,
-  networkErrorMessage: string,
-  fallbackMessage: string,
-) {
-  if (error instanceof TypeError && error.message === "Failed to fetch") {
-    return networkErrorMessage;
-  }
-  if (error instanceof Error && error.message) {
-    return error.message;
-  }
-  return fallbackMessage;
-}
-
 export default function NewAgentPage() {
   const { t } = useI18n();
   const router = useRouter();
@@ -93,7 +78,6 @@ export default function NewAgentPage() {
   const [nameInput, setNameInput] = useState("");
   const [nameError, setNameError] = useState("");
   const [isCheckingName, setIsCheckingName] = useState(false);
-  const [isCreatingAgent, setIsCreatingAgent] = useState(false);
   const [agentName, setAgentName] = useState("");
   const [agent, setAgent] = useState<Agent | null>(null);
   const [showSaveHint, setShowSaveHint] = useState(false);
@@ -170,36 +154,16 @@ export default function NewAgentPage() {
       setIsCheckingName(false);
     }
 
-    setIsCreatingAgent(true);
-    try {
-      await createAgent({
-        name: trimmed,
-        description: "",
-        soul: "",
-      });
-    } catch (err) {
-      if (err instanceof AgentsApiDisabledError) {
-        setNameError(t.agents.nameStepApiDisabledError);
-        return;
-      }
-      setNameError(
-        getCreateAgentErrorMessage(
-          err,
-          t.agents.nameStepNetworkError,
-          t.agents.nameStepCheckError,
-        ),
-      );
-      return;
-    } finally {
-      setIsCreatingAgent(false);
-    }
-
     setAgentName(trimmed);
     setStep("chat");
-    await sendMessage(threadId, {
+    await sendMessage(
-      text: t.agents.nameStepBootstrapMessage.replace("{name}", trimmed),
+      threadId,
-      files: [],
+      {
-    });
+        text: t.agents.nameStepBootstrapMessage.replace("{name}", trimmed),
+        files: [],
+      },
+      { agent_name: trimmed },
+    );
   }, [
     nameInput,
     sendMessage,
@@ -345,9 +309,7 @@ export default function NewAgentPage() {
               <Button
                 className="w-full"
                 onClick={() => void handleConfirmName()}
-                disabled={
+                disabled={!nameInput.trim() || isCheckingName}
-                  !nameInput.trim() || isCheckingName || isCreatingAgent
-                }
               >
                 {t.agents.nameStepContinue}
               </Button>

frontend/src/core/i18n/locales/en-US.ts

@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ export const enUS: Translations = {
     nameStepApiDisabledError:
       "Custom agent management is not enabled on this server. Please contact your administrator.",
     nameStepBootstrapMessage:
-      "The new custom agent name is {name}. Let's bootstrap it's **SOUL**.",
+      "The new custom agent name is {name}. Help me design its purpose, behavior, and SOUL.md before saving it.",
     save: "Save agent",
     saving: "Saving agent...",
     saveRequested:

frontend/src/core/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts

@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ export const zhCN: Translations = {
     nameStepApiDisabledError:
       "服务器未开启自定义智能体管理功能，请联系管理员。",
     nameStepBootstrapMessage:
-      "新智能体的名称是 {name}，现在开始为它生成 **SOUL**。",
+      "新智能体的名称是 {name}。请先帮我设计它的用途、行为方式和 SOUL.md，再保存它。",
     save: "保存智能体",
     saving: "正在保存智能体...",
     saveRequested: